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The St. Johns River Water Management District is one of five regional agencies in Florida that have authority to tax, issue water permits and regulate wetlands. The nine members of the St. Johns board meet monthly at headquarters in Palatka, Fla. They are appointed by the governor, a system sometimes criticized as giving too much power to non-elected officials. The district, run by about 700 employees, includes the St. Johns River basin in 18 counties from Georgia to Okeechobee County.
The St. Johns River Water Management District is one of five regional agencies in Florida that have authority to tax, issue water permits and regulate wetlands. The nine members of the St. Johns board meet monthly at headquarters in Palatka, Fla. They are appointed by the governor, a system sometimes criticized as giving too much power to non-elected officials. The district, run by about 700 employees, includes the St. Johns River basin in 18 counties from Georgia to Okeechobee County.
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Mellow Mushroom pizza franchise a step closer to opening in Mount Dora
Picture this: a pizza pie emerging from a narrow oven on a flat paddle, its wispy tendrils of steam twirling into the air from the big chunks of mushroom and bubbly mozzarella, cradled in a buttered crust. Please stop drooling. It's unseemly. The...Tags: Mushrooms, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Money and Monetary Policy, Business
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Water district wisely postpones decision on sale of land near Eustis
Here's a partial victory for those who speak up and carry on at government meetings. Staffers at the St. Johns River Water Management District were recommending that board members sell 800 acres east of Eustis because it's "surplus." The land would have...
Tags: Lake Apopka, Property, U.S. Postal Service
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Niagara Bottling permit shows how water district has been weakened
The St. Johns River Water Management District has been gutted of some of its most experienced scientists in the last two years. Shortly after taking office, Florida Gov. Rick Scott fired the directors of the five water districts statewide and cut funding...Tags: Entertainment, Rick Scott, Music, Natural Resources, Lawyers
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St. Johns River Water Management District shouldn't sell Lake County conservation property
What does "forever" mean? For Florida Gov. Rick Scott, the definition likely won't be the same as yours. His idea of the "Florida Forever" land-buying conservation program is more like "Florida Until I Say Otherwise." And now he has said otherwise....
Tags: Rick Scott, Lake Apopka, Wekiva River, Lake County (Florida), Politics
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Amid state-induced budget squeeze, water districts scrambling
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel The powerful agency regulating Central and North Florida's water supply has sustained a more than 25 percent cut in its tax revenue, its employees say morale is the lowest in memory, and orders from the governor to... -
Will human water needs threaten manatees?
Animal Crazy - Orlando SentinelColleague Ludi Lelis has a sobering story on the outlook for Blue Spring, which is a popular winter refuge for endangered manatees. The spring's waters are fed by the Floridan aquifer, which is also the prime source for human water needs in west Volusia... -
Water district budget cuts prompt layoffs, retirements at St. John’s
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel PALATKA – The St. Johns River Water Management District unveiled deep cuts in its staff and operations Tuesday in response to a new state law that imposed large budget reductions on Florida's five water-policy... -
Water district director announces retirement
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelPALATKA — The 10-year head of the St. Johns River Water Management District announced his retirement Tuesday during the agency’s monthly board meeting, where significant reductions in staff and operations were unveiled in response to a... -
Water district lays off senior staff at behest of developers
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel Mass layoffs at the state agency most responsible for protecting Central Florida's waters and wetlands were ordered by Gov. Rick Scott and lawmakers as a break for taxpayers, but the forced departures of key regulators... -
St. Johns water district chief moves up departure date
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTurmoil at the St. Johns River Water Management District continues today as Executive Director Kirby Green has announced he will leave the agency Oct. 3. Green, who has led the water district for a decade, had been planning to leave early next year,... -
Retiree health costs: More businesses, governments sign up for federal help
Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando Sentinel Thirty more businesses and local government agencies in Florida have signed up for help paying medical costs of their early retirees — people who aren't yet eligible for Medicare. Created by the Affordable Care Act, the Early Re... -
State may lift conservation restriction so UCF can build on land
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe University of Central Florida wants to build academic and research facilities on a small piece of conservation land within the campus' 82-acre Arboretum — a move that some students and environmental groups have been lobbying against for many...
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